Tim Reppert

Tim is known for his unique conceptual vision and masterful expertise when it comes to producing award winning audio for radio and television advertising as well as for films and corporate programs, most recently, HBO, Cornell University, the Corning Museum of Glass, The Smithsonian Museum, to name a few. He created REP Productions in the late 1980's in NYC as a freelance Recording Engineer for Jingle writers. Working with Mambo Music, Feldstein Music, Easy Writer, and Debbie McDuffy, he co–produced for clients such as L'Oreal, Coke, Coors Light, Hertz, and General Motors. In 1991 Tim designed, built and opened REP Studio in Ithaca, which is an outgrowth of his many talents, and has become a creative environment that continues to support local artists such as the Sim Redmond Band, the Ithaca Community Chorus, the Burns Sisters, Wingnut, and Samite. Composer, bassist, recording engineer and producer Tim Reppert studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and has worked as a recording engineer and studio session musician in New York City, Boston, and Ithaca. He has performed locally with a jazz string group Water Bear and in a backup band for the gifted singer/songwriter Crow Greenspun. In his successful career Tim recorded for diverse clients such as Sly Stone, Whitney Houston, The Beastie Boys, Grand Master Flash, and Kool & The Gang. For the past 11 years Tim has also been a resident Sound Designer for the Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, NY creating over 80 sound scores and compositions for the Company's wide range of productions. His sound design skills have also reached to Vermont Stage for Syringa Tree and to NYC for an off–Broadway production of The Soup Comes Last. Tim is currently living in Boston and working as a staff composer/producer for Soundtrack and the AirCraft Music Library, while still very actively involved in the work at REP in Ithaca.

Nate Richardson

Throughout Nate's childhood in Boston, his parents saw his talent for music, and made sure he had the tools and space to grow into a creative and skilled musician. Amidst the race riots and the "bussing crisis" of the 1970s Nate was living in "all white" South Boston and going to school in "all black" Roxbury. This exposed him to a wide range of music and culture and gave him the basis for a deep understanding of and respect for so-called black music. Landing at Berklee College of Music in the early 90s, Nate studied Film Scoring and eventually earned his degree in Jazz Composition. As a player he shied away from the competitive bebop jazz style and found himself falling more and more deeply in love with Reggae. Seven years of heavy touring and recording with the acclaimed and increasingly popular John Brown's Body gave Nate a front row seat to many of the inner workings of the music and recording industries.

Relocating to Ithaca in 2001, Nate began to apply all he had learned as a recording musician to his new job as night engineer at REP. He quickly earned Tim's favor by turning out great work on project after project. When Tim moved to Boston in the summer of 2006 Nate took over full time as head engineer of REP Studio and has successfully maintained the high level of professionalism and quality that our clients have counted on for years.

Chris Weingarten

Chris Weingarten has been a staff engineer at Rep Studio since 2004. Alongside engineering, Chris takes the seat of producer and/or guest musician on many of his client's projects. Inspired by all genres of music and proficient with recording tools, Chris likes to take the session to a fun and creative place (if the client is so inclined). His experience in the audio engineering world covers live band recordings, hip-hop productions (vocal recording and beat production), remote recordings (orchestral, etc.) sound design (for theatre, film, or other performance), ADR, A Capella (live and in studio), radio shows, radio/tv advertising and more. With an affinity for the experimental and a desire to push the envelope, Chris loves being creative in the workplace. Chris also teaches Digital Multi-tracking, a basic recording arts course, at Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) and is a musician currently working on his solo record.